Green Jackets

The Green Jackets were elite riflemen of the British Army that were equipped with Baker rifles. Nicknamed because of the green clothing that they wore to blend in with the environment, the Green Jackets saw action in the Napoleonic Wars, existing from 1802 to 1816 as the 95th Rifle Regiment and from 1816 to 1966 as the (Prince Consort's Own) Rifle Brigade.